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if it gets government approval keystone would carry oil from canada to refineries in texas. the pipeline would create 20,000 jobs but opponents say that the environmental risk is too great. it is tax season and the ils is battling a rising tide of refund fraud cases caused by identity theft. a sweep last month netted 109 arrests and 189 indictments for a crime that could cost the country $21 billion over the next five years. seth doa ne has a case in point. >> reporter: in 2011 businessmen joe bianco waited patiently for a $10,000 tax refund. when he contacted the irs it said it had already been paid. >> somebody had filed with a forged w-2 from wal-mart claimed the refund got the refund, and using my name and social security number. >> in the past 12 months the irs confirmed $770,000 cases of refund fraud due to identity theft up from $2-- 250,000 cases the year before. thousands more are still under investigation. >> phony w-2 and social security number and you're in business. >> adam leffin is chairman of identity theft 911. the recovery service for victims. he says the c
if it gets government approval keystone would carry oil from canada to refineries in texas. the pipeline would create 20,000 jobs but opponents say that the environmental risk is too great. it is tax season and the ils is battling a rising tide of refund fraud cases caused by identity theft. a sweep last month netted 109 arrests and 189 indictments for a crime that could cost the country $21 billion over the next five years. seth doa ne has a case in point. >> reporter: in 2011...
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Feb 23, 2013
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as the budget cuts draw closer consider this-- the federal government does $500 billion worth of business with private contractors, including as membership as 120,000 small businesses. that's everyone from the makers of nearly a million pairs of combat boots each year to the roughly 700 companies in 44 states that makes part for the both c-17 military transport plane. with more on the possible impact, we're joined by jill schlesinger, editor at large for cbs money watch. these are blunt cuts at a delicate time in the economic recovery. that could be a problematic combination, i would imagine. >> reporter: it sure can. we are looking at these cuts causing about a half a percent drag on growth. the economy's only growing by about 2% a year. a half a percent is a real number. we're also looking at potential job cuts of about 750,000 people. so this is a big hit to the economy, just at the time as we're really starting to be in some somewhat accelerating part of the recovery. i think economists are disappointed that the sequestration is going to take place at all. >> axelrod: now, wall street
as the budget cuts draw closer consider this-- the federal government does $500 billion worth of business with private contractors, including as membership as 120,000 small businesses. that's everyone from the makers of nearly a million pairs of combat boots each year to the roughly 700 companies in 44 states that makes part for the both c-17 military transport plane. with more on the possible impact, we're joined by jill schlesinger, editor at large for cbs money watch. these are blunt cuts at...
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this is a big turn about for the government. it was a year ago the justice department dropped a criminal investigation of armstrong. the evidence against him now first came out in secret testimony in that criminal case. but the department of justice dropped the case without explanation before a grand jury even had a chance to vote on indictments. that's when the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency, travis tygart, pressed ahead and brought armstrong down. in his only interview, we spoke to tygart for "60 minutes." when you first heard that the u.s. department of justice was going to investigate whether criminal charges were appropriate in this case, what did you think of that? >> i thought it was absolutely appropriate. it was the right thing to do. federal taxpayers, close to $40 million, were paid to this team to run what we now know was the most sophisticated and professionalized drug program the world has ever seen. >> pelley: after the criminal investigation was dropped, travis tygart pressed ahead and developed the evidence
this is a big turn about for the government. it was a year ago the justice department dropped a criminal investigation of armstrong. the evidence against him now first came out in secret testimony in that criminal case. but the department of justice dropped the case without explanation before a grand jury even had a chance to vote on indictments. that's when the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency, travis tygart, pressed ahead and brought armstrong down. in his only interview, we spoke to...
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"we are afraid of both sides, the armed militias and governments," he told us. "one side is shelling us, the and other side is shooting at us. we have no guns. we have nothing." christians make up roughly 10% of syria's population. traditionally they have supported the assad regime, which has always protected minorities. father simon faddoul is the president of the catholic caritas carrity. >> many of them are loyal to the government, yes, or maybe they say, you know, an evil i know is better than an angel i don't know. it's like i know the regime at least. i don't know what's going to come next. >> reporter: many christians are fearful of what might happen if the rebels win. they worry they could face the same kind of religious persecution they've seen there iraq and elsewhere in the middle east. >> you see militiamen come in, in front of churches, and making screams and shooting in the and a stuff like this to scare people off. >> reporter: there are no official statistics on how many christians have left syria since the civil war began. aphram says he hopes t
"we are afraid of both sides, the armed militias and governments," he told us. "one side is shelling us, the and other side is shooting at us. we have no guns. we have nothing." christians make up roughly 10% of syria's population. traditionally they have supported the assad regime, which has always protected minorities. father simon faddoul is the president of the catholic caritas carrity. >> many of them are loyal to the government, yes, or maybe they say, you know,...
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top government officials are warning businesses they could be harmed by these looming spending cuts. here's one example we've learned. last friday top officials at the agriculture department warned meat and poultry producers that there might not be enough federal inspectors to keep their processing plants open and operating. these are designed to motivate businesses to plead with republicans to find another way. for now republicans appear prepared to take these spending cuts because they say they will argue to the public they're more serious about deficit reduction than president obama. >> pelley: is there any reason to believe that there's progress behind the scenes? >> there are no behind-the-scenes negotiations that we are aware of, scott. as a matter of fact, republicans say this is president obama's problem. he needs to solve it with new spending cuts, alternative spending cuts because they refuse to raise taxes again this year. and as for talks, well, all we have are jokes on capitol hill. the top aide house majority leader eric cantor today said president obama has spent more
top government officials are warning businesses they could be harmed by these looming spending cuts. here's one example we've learned. last friday top officials at the agriculture department warned meat and poultry producers that there might not be enough federal inspectors to keep their processing plants open and operating. these are designed to motivate businesses to plead with republicans to find another way. for now republicans appear prepared to take these spending cuts because they say...
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. >> it costs the government $23,000 to deport a single individual. >> so that's $23,000 to deport me. >> reporter: park has taken a calculated risk exposing himself as an undocumented immigrant subject to deportation. he is doing it for the "dream act" an immigration law congress is considering that will allow certain students like him the path to citizenship and it allows him to get financial aid to continue his studies at yale or brown universities. he already lost out on a research internship with the national security agency. >> i wanted to explore what they off me but i can't have that chance to explore. >> reporter: he came with his mother from korea. she applied for naturalization papers 14 years ago. she is still waiting. >> she knows there's risk. that's why she is telling me to stay under the radar for eight years. >> reporter: park is protected under california's law that allows immigrant children who arrived in the u.s. under age 16 to stay as long as he is in school. that doesn't apply nationwide. 2.1million students are in the same situation. like his friend who just gr
. >> it costs the government $23,000 to deport a single individual. >> so that's $23,000 to deport me. >> reporter: park has taken a calculated risk exposing himself as an undocumented immigrant subject to deportation. he is doing it for the "dream act" an immigration law congress is considering that will allow certain students like him the path to citizenship and it allows him to get financial aid to continue his studies at yale or brown universities. he already...